CVE-2010-4079 : The ivtvfb_ioctl function in drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc8 does not properly i

The ivtvfb_ioctl function in drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc8 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an FBIOGET_VBLANK ioctl call.

Published 2010-11-29 16:00:04

Updated 2020-08-12 18:06:16

Source MITRE

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Vulnerability category: Information leak

Threat overview for CVE-2010-4079

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2010-4079

Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 49153

IPs affected by CVE-2010-4079 22,672

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-4079

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 8 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2010-4079

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
1.9	LOW	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N	3.4	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: None

CWE ids for CVE-2010-4079

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2010-4079

http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/15/393

LKML: Dan Rosenberg: [PATCH] drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c: prevent reading uninitialized stack memory
Mailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126

Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2126-1 linux-2.6
Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/25/2

oss-security - CVE request: multiple kernel stack memory disclosures
Mailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648666

648666 – (CVE-2010-4079) CVE-2010-4079 kernel: drivers/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c: reading uninitialized stack memory
Issue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3

oss-security - Re: CVE request: multiple kernel stack memory disclosures
Mailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/06/6

oss-security - Re: CVE request: multiple kernel stack memory disclosures
Mailing List;Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45062

Linux Kernel 'FBIOGET_VBLANK' IOCTL Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=405707985594169cfd0b1d97d29fcb4b4c6f2ac9

kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree
Patch;Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.36/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc8

404: File not found
Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1

oss-security - Re: CVE request: multiple kernel stack memory disclosures
Mailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html

Support
Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html

Support
Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url

Products affected by CVE-2010-4079